Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf over failure to implement court’s order for implementation of recommendations of the Public Service Commission (PSC).
The petition, filed by PWD Superintendent Engineer Zohair Khalid, said that on February 9, 2011, the Central Selection Board Chairman Baghwan Das had proposed to promote Zohair Khalid to grade 20 as chief engineer but the prime minister did not sign the summary.
IHC’s former chief justice Iqbal Hamidur-Rehman on June 24, 2011 had also issued an order for implementation of commission’s recommendation but the premier sought suggestion from secretary housing and the decision remained pending.
Petitioner’s counsel Colonel (r) Inam Rahim told court that the prime minister had only issued orders for the promotion of his son-in-law, adding the incumbent government had completed a hat-trick in contempt notices.
After hearing the arguments, the chief justice issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Principal Secretary Ayub Qazi and Deputy Secretary Establishment.
